Hand held auxiliary sail

Abstract

A hand held, light weight, multi-purpose, extendable and collapsible omni-wind sail assembly for providing wind propulsion for vehicles such as kayaks, surfboards, small boats, iceboats, land vehicles, and the like. The assembly includes a flexible wind responsive sail surface having a transparent portion for user viewing therethrough, the sail surface attached at each side to masts having an attachable handle for manual maneuverability of the sail. The assembly may be stretched tautly, collapsed, tipped vertically, rotated horizontally, or all in combination simultaneously as the wind conditions may warrant, the masts having length extension means for varying the height of the sail.

1 . A hand held portable omni-wind auxiliary sail assembly comprising:
 a sail having a generally trapezoidal main body with the top and bottom generally parallel and the sides symmetrically converging dependently;   support masts disposed on each said side of said sail; and   handle means attached to at least one of said masts for multi-directional manual maneuverability of said sail.   
   
   
       2 . The sail assembly of  claim 1  wherein said sail includes a transparent section for providing visibility therethrough. 
   
   
       3 . The sail assembly of  claim 1  wherein each said sides of said sail includes sleeve means for slidably receiving a support mast therethrough. 
   
   
       4 . The sail assembly of  claim 3  wherein each said sides of said sail includes means for fixed attachment of said sail to an adjacent support mast. 
   
   
       5 . The sail assembly of  claim 5  including means for varying the length of said masts. 
   
   
       6 . The sail assembly of  claim 4  wherein each of said masts terminates in means for attachment of said sail to a vehicle. 
   
   
       7 . A hand held portable omni-wind auxiliary sail assembly comprising:
 a sail having a top generally parallel to a bottom;   a support mast disposed on each side of said sail, said sail having side sleeve means for slidably receiving a respective support mast;   said sleeve means converging downwardly and linearly to provide a generally trapezoidal configuration to said sail; and   handle means attached to at least one of said masts for multi-directional manual maneuverability of said sail.   
   
   
       8 . The sail assembly of  claim 7  wherein said sail includes a transparent section for providing visibility therethrough to a user. 
   
   
       9 . The sail assembly of  claim 9  wherein each said sail side includes means for fixed attachment of said sail to a support mast. 
   
   
       10 . The sail assembly of  claim 10  including telescoping means for varying the length of said masts. 
   
   
       11 . The sail assembly of  claim 10  wherein said masts terminate in means for attachment of said sail to a vehicle receptive to wind aided propulsion. 
   
   
       12 . The sail assembly of  claim 11  having collapsible features wherein
 said handles are removed,   said support masts are removed with said telescoping means shortened or removed; and   said handles, said masts and said telescoping means are wrapped in said sail resulting in a compact easily manageable configuration.   
   
   
       13 . A hand held portable omni-wind auxiliary sail assembly comprising:
 a sail configured with a trapezoidal main body with symmetrically converging dependent sides;   each of said sides having a coactive support mast;   sleeve means on each of said sides for slidably receiving a support mast therethrough;   at least one mast having handle means for independent multi-directional manual maneuverability of said sail; and   attachment means for fixedly attaching each of said sides to a support mast.   
   
   
       14 . The sail assembly of  claim 13  wherein said sail includes a transparent section for providing visibility therethrough. 
   
   
       15 . The sail assembly of  claim 14  including telescoping means for varying the length of said masts. 
   
   
       16 . The sail assembly of  claim 15  wherein said masts terminate in means for attachment of said sail to a vehicle.